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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westside and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Westside:
    • 34.275658, -83.841011
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Westside
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Westside is near Forsyth County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Westside

Communities Also Named Westside ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Westside.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Westside.

Beyond Georgia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Catoosa County
      • This Westside is located in Catoosa County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Westside.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Westside is located in Lee County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Westside.
    • British Columbia
      • This Westside lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Westside is located in Fresno County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Westside.
      • San Bernardino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westside [San Bernardino County].
      • Stanislaus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westside [Stanislaus County].
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Westside [Volusia County].
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Westside is located in Dearborn County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the north of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Westside.
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Westside is located in Crawford County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Westside.
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Westside [Rapides Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Westside is located in Claiborne County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Westside.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westside [Rowan County].
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Westside is located in Giles County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westside that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Westside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westside ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cherokee Trail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
  • Cherrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherrywood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chicopee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chicopee is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Crown Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Eaglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eaglewood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
  • Evergreen Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
  • Fleetwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fleetwood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fox Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenway is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Holiday Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holland is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Keith Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
    • Looper Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Looper Lake is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
    • Maple Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
    • Mulberry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • New Holland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Holland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • Pleasant Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rabbitown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rabbitown is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitown
    • Rainbow Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
    • Riverbend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Riverbend is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Scoutland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Scoutland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
    • Serene Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Serene Shores is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
    • Shady Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Valley is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
    • Summer Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • Sunset Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Tanner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tanner is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Twin Rivers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
    • Vista Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
    • Wolfs Head
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head

How Far From Westside to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westside to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westside and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Westside to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Westside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Westside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2757, Longitude: -83.8410       In this case, the coordinates for Westside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.952 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.404 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.942 degrees.